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God is calling us to be risk takers, As Norman reminded us, this
preparing the way for ministries project is about changing lives
we cannot yet imagine, in order to now and in the future, so let us
point many in our community to each consider our contribution
the Saviour. prayerfully before God. We can be
sure that any investment we make
As reported on our recent Gift for the work of God’s kingdom
Day, a good start has been made (in High Kirk or elsewhere) brings
to raise the necessary initial guaranteed outcomes in his
funding needed before the work economy, something that no
can begin. The project fund now material possessions or
has a balance of just over investments can ever promise.
£ 230,000 and the congregational
committee wish to pay tribute Even if you have not become
to all who have given generously to involved so far, now is the time.
achieve this as we “stretch towards Of course, Gift Days are only one
the mark” – in this case the initial of the ways we can support the
target being £ 300,000. It will be project. Please also use
great if we can reach this by the the monthly Property Fund
summer, as we can then begin to envelopes to give regularly. Better
source the further external finance still, standing orders provide a
which would enable us to progress convenient way to give on a
to tendering in the Autumn, with regular basis and Danny Riddell
the intention for the work itself to will be pleased to discuss with
start early in 2018. anyone how to set up, or indeed
increase an existing, standing
Our next Gift Day is planned order. If you have any questions
for September as part of the about this, or other aspects such
ongoing sequence of opportunities as the benefits of Gift Aid, please
for everyone in the congregation do speak to myself, Norman or
to contribute to the project in one of the others involved.
a variety of ways, which will be
introduced and explained as we Our sermon series on Grace &
proceed. Although this is a Grit may have finished, but now is
challenging timetable, we believe the time for each of us to put its
it is achievable through our lessons into practice. Let’s show
individual wholehearted and that we really believe that
continued commitment. investing for the Kingdom of God
is a joyful privilege, as well as a
Our recent sermon series on Grace proper response to God’s
& Grit has reminded us all how amazing grace which has provided
much we can be tempted to take our salvation and so much more.
God’s grace for granted, and how
we need to pause in our busy lives John Jenkins
and consider whether we are
making space for God’s grace to
affect our attitudes to all that we
are and have.